What is One Health?
The One Health concept recognizes the complex interconnectedness and interdependence of humans, animals, and the environment that we share. The One Health approach aims to demonstrate the synergistic benefit of closer cooperation between the human, animal, and environmental health sciences, as well as the importance of dismantling disciplinary and professional silos. This work is vital for ensuring a sustainably reconnected approach to defending and enhancing the health of humans, animals, and our shared environment.
Read more: The One Health concept
What shall The Lancet One Health Commission Achieve?
The Lancet One Health Commission offers a recalibrated understanding of the ways in which contemporary global health challenges are implicated within the complex interconnectedness of humans, animals, and our shared environment, and to provide an approach for harnessing this knowledge to ensure a sustainably healthy future. The Commission’s work explicates the significance of a One Health approach for policy by engaging transdisciplinary expertise and perspectives from both the public and private sectors. Attention will be directed to infectious diseases, AMR, and non-communicable diseases—the latter of which have often been left out of the discourse on One Health.
Read more: Objectives, Vision and Mission
Annual Overviews & Updates
Published Report
The Report has been published as of July 16, 2025:
The Lancet One Health Commission Report:
Harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems (Download full report and appendix - PDF)
Relevant Report Materials
Comment: Future trajectories for One Health
Comment: One Health for all: why gender inclusion matters
Online Report Package (The Lancet)
Digital launch event of the final report
- LOHC Digital Launch – Introduction and Report Overview
- LOHC Digital Launch – A One Health Perspective on Today’s Health and Sustainability Challenges
- LOHC Digital Launch – Avenues for Operationalizing, Implementing, and Institutionalizing One Health
Short clips
Intro:
Governance:
Resources:
Knowledge:
Summary:
Other Publications
- Official Announcement of The Lancet One Health Commission
- Calling for a COVID-19 One Health Research Coalition
- One Health or Planetary Health for pandemic prevention? – Authors' reply
- A call for a global COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition
- Policy Brief: One Health as a Pillar for a Transformative Pandemic
- Strengthening Health and Climate Co-Benefits (pages 92-93 in “Health: A Political Choice”)
The Commission
Launched in 2019, the Commission emerged in response to the rising burden of interlinked health threats including infectious diseases, AMR, NCDs, climate change, biodiversity loss, requiring integrated, systems-based solutions beyond siloed disciplines or sectors.
The Lancet One Health Commission is chaired by Dr. John Amuasi and Professor Andrea S. Winkler. The Commission comprises of 26 Commissioners and several researchers from multiple disciplines from around the globe. Meet the Commission and Secretariat here.
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Dr. John Amuasi MD and Prof. Andrea S. Winkler MD
Events
The Lancet One Health Commission: Harnessing our interconnectedness for equitable, sustainable, and healthy socioecological systems
This event marks the official launch of the Lancet One Health Commission Report, a publication that redefines how we think about and act on health in a rapidly changing world.
July 17, 2025 at 13:00 - Digital (recordings available)
One Health - Reconnecting for Our Future (webinar series)
Webinars from this series have been recorded and can be viewed here.
Partners
Funding and Support
